KILLINGWORTH, Conn. – Alfred State senior safety Rylie Van Fleet (Endwell, N.Y.) has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, as announced by the organization earlier today.
Van Fleet collected eight tackles (six solo), picked off two passes, and broke up another in the Pioneers' 30-25 victory against Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) preseason favorite Anna Maria last Saturday.
His first interception led to a field goal, while his second stalled a potential go-ahead scoring drive at Alfred State's own 24-yard-line with 1:50 remaining in the contest. He also notched a pass breakup on the AMCATS' final play of the contest to lock up the win.
The D3football.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, is D3football.com's weekly honor roll, which is currently in its 24th season of recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week.
Van Fleet was one of 26 student-athletes chosen to the D3football.com's weekly honor roll among all 240 NCAA Division III programs across the country.
Student-athletes are nominated by their school's sports information directors.
This is Van Fleet's second career D3football.com Team of the Week honor (9/27/2021). Additionally, he is the only defensive player in program history to receive D3football.com Team of the Week accolades.
Today's announcement also marks the third time an ECFC student-athlete has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week this season.
Van Fleet has now joined Anna Maria senior wide receiver Justin McMillian (Middletown, Conn.) and Gallaudet sophomore slotback Brandon Washington (Citronelle, Ala.) on the list.
About the ECFC
The Eastern Collegiate Football Conference was formed in the spring of 2009 as an NCAA Division III single-sport football conference. The conference, named after the geographic location of the institutions began competition in the fall of 2009.
Current members are Alfred State College (Alfred, NY), Anna Maria College (Worcester, MA), Castleton University (Castleton, VT.), Dean College (Franklin, MA), Gallaudet University (Washington, D.C.), Keystone College (La Plume, PA), and Maritime College State University of New York (Throggs Neck, NY).
The mission of the conference is to:
- Promote intercollegiate varsity football as an integral part of the educational experience of all competitors.
- Establish a conference schedule and determine a conference championship that will represent the conference as the automatic qualifier to the NCAA national tournament.
- Adopt sportsmanship, fair play, moral integrity, and competitive excellence as cornerstones of the conference.
